Social commitments in a depersonalized world / Edward J. Lawler, Shane R. Thye, and Jeongkoo Yoon.

Author/creator Lawler, Edward J.
Other author Thye, Shane R.
Other author Yoon, Jeongkoo.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Russell Sage Foundation, ©2009.
Descriptionxvii, 244 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Interpersonal relations.
Social groups.

Contents Introduction: Person-to-group ties -- Narratives of social transformation -- Affect in social interaction -- A theory of social commitments -- The structural foundations of groups -- Local commitments in organizations -- Commitments in hierarchy and network forms of organization -- Social inequality and order at the micro level -- Nationalist sentiments in modern states -- Mechanisms of social order -- Conclusion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [215]-235) and index.
LCCN 2008050600
ISBN9780871544636 (alk. paper)
ISBN0871544636 (alk. paper)